By virtueoftheabovestatedwritofexecution to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue,at theUnionCounty,Administration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabeth Town Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

By virtueoftheabovestatedwritofexecution to me directed I shall expose for sale by publicvendue,at theUnionCounty,Administration Building, 1st Floor, 10 Elizabeth Town Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful bidders must have 20% of their bid available in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

By virtueoftheabovestatedwritofexecution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, at the Union County Administration Building, 1stFloor,10Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful biddersmusthave20% oftheirbidavailable in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

By virtueoftheabovestatedwritofexecution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, at the Union County Administration Building, 1stFloor,10Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful biddersmusthave20% oftheirbidavailable in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

DIMENSIONS: 25 feet x 100 feet. NUMBER OF FEET TO NEAREST INTERSECTION: 325 feet from First Street. There is due approximately the sum of ONEHUNDRED THIRTY SIX THOUSAND NINEHUNDRED FIVE & 63/ 100 ($ 136,905.63) together with lawful interest and costs.

There is a full legal description on file in the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

By virtueoftheabovestatedwritofexecution to me directed I shall expose for sale by public vendue, at the Union County Administration Building, 1stFloor,10Elizabethtown Plaza, Elizabeth, New Jersey on WEDNESDAY THE 20TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER A. D., 2000 at two o’clock in the afternoon of said day. All successful biddersmusthave20% oftheirbidavailable in cash or certified check at the conclusion of the sales.

WESTFIELD – Robert W. Dowens, Sr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Town Bank of Westfield, recently reported that the bank achieved a $7,000 profit for June.

As of June 30, the bank’s total assets were $39.8 million as compared to $29.2

million as recorded a year ago. That reflects a growth $10.6 million or 36.2 percent.

For the same time span, Mr. Dowens also noted that deposits grew to $34.6 million from $24 million, resulting in an increase of $10.6 million or 43.9 percent. Shareholders’ equity totaled $4.7 million as of June 30.

Mr. Dowens said the Town Bank continued to experience increased loan activity during its second quarter. Outstanding loans rose from $8.4 million to $18.9 million, representing an increase of $10.5 million or a growth of greater than 100 percent. Loans grew from $14.2 million to $18.9 million, an increase of $4.7 million or 33.1 percent.

Bank officials reported an increase in net interest income, resulting in a, “decline of quarterly net losses.” For the first six months of the year, the bank’s net loss amounted to $123,000 or 16 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $581,000 or 78 cents per share for the same period a year ago.

For the quarter, the bank’s net loss was $38,000, or five cents per share, in contrasttoaquarterly netlossof$85,000, or 11 cents per share. The bank’s net loss during this period was $292,000 or 39 cents per share.

The Town Bank’s second quarter net interest income amounted to $387,000, an increase of $74,000 or 23.6 percent over the same period in 1999. For the first half of the year, net interest income totaled $700,000 versus $307,000 last year.

The bank’s second offering of up to 750,000 shares of common stock commenced on August. The bank’s initial offering, prior to its opening in October 1998, raised upwards of $6 million in communitybased capital, representing approximately 300 shareholders, the majority of whom reside in the greater Westfield area.

ELIZABETH — The County of Union has scheduled three fall households “special waste” collections.

The collections will take place on the followingSaturdays:September23, Scotch Plains Public Works Yard on PlainfieldAvenue; October 21, Roselle Park Public Works Yard on West Webster Avenue, and December 2, Rahway River Park on St. Georges Avenue in Rahway.

The collection service is open to Union County residents only. Proof of residency is required although preregistration is not required.

TRENTON — New Jersey Senate President Donald T. DiFrancesco of Scotch Plains has told the New Jersey Order of Police membership that enactment of an initiative that would implement a federal sentencing for crimes committed with guns be one of his top legislative priorities this fall.

Speaking at the law enforcement organization’s annual convention on August 10,SenatorDiFrancescoasked to support S2046 and to work with him to put “wouldbe criminals on

notice that New Jersey is tough on gun crimes.”

The legislation was sponsored by Senator DiFrancesco and Senator Diane Allen (R7th). The measure passed in the Senate May 18 by an 380 tally.

The legislation would appropriate $5 million toward to statewide implementation of Project Exile, a program in use in major cities nationwide including Camden.

The program would enable New Jersey to prosecute gun cases on the federal level where sentencing is more stringent and bond rules prevail, according to Renee M. Trabert, spokeswoman for Senator DiFrancesco.